PNW BackStories

05/30/2026

Gas Prices too high for a vacation this summer? Not if you plan right and visit Coos Bay, North Bend, or Charleston, Oregon.

05/29/2026

A friend is letting us stay in his new home, which he is putting on AIRBNB for the week. If you are interested in a big house for a large group, check the comment section.

05/08/2026

I can’t pick my nose no matter where I go. In the little town of Potlatch, Idaho, Karen from Arizona walked up and said she followed me online. She saw my earlier post from Moscow and wondered if she’d see me. Sure enough in the middle of rural America we ended up at the same little cafe. Thanks Karen.

05/07/2026

When we go to a new place we often got the gym. We meet cool people with like minded lifestyles. Sometimes you are surprised when you simply ask a few questions.

04/25/2026

10/14/2025

The Stickers Only Stick If You Let Them One of my favorite books is “You Are Special” by Max Lucado. When I was a news guy, I would get asked to come read or speak in schools, and this story was always the one I picked. It’s about a village where t...

10/01/2025